This conference has become recognized as the essential annual
learning event in collaborative videoconferencing, streaming video,
and storing/serving video-on-demand. Conference content will include
examples of digital video projects in the research and education
community, how-to sessions, and information on emerging technologies
such as SIP, MPEG4, Multicast, and HDTV.

In addition, three post-conference workshops will be offered in
parallel on Thursday, March 31st:
- Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator Training
- Moving Image Metadata
- Testing Your Bandwidth: Hands-On How-To for Big Video (high
quality, high bandwidth conferencing and streaming).
Separate registration applies for the post-conference workshops but
will be linked from the main conference website.

** Participation is welcome! ** Please see the conference website
for information on submitting presentation proposals, exhibiting and
sponsorship.

Don't miss this event of the year for video applications in the
research and education community!

- The ViDe 2005 Conference Planning Committee

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About ViDe

Formed in 1998, ViDe (Video Development Initiative, http://www.vide.net) is an international organization with the
mission to promote the development and deployment of digital video
technologies in research and higher education. ViDe's working groups:

- Developed the highly acclaimed Video Conferencing Cookbook, now in
its fourth revision;
- Led H.323 deployment in higher education with the Large Scale Video
Network Prototype;
- Developed the globally deployed ViDeNet H.323 network;
- Provided the underlying architecture for the Internet2 Commons;
- Developed a metadata application profile for digital video
description and access, the most recent version using MPEG-7;
- Continue to provide H.323 leadership through their work in the
development of video middleware (e.g. the commObject LDAP schema for
authentication, authorization, and directory services) including the
recent release of a new videoconferencing standard, ITU H.350, which
provides a uniform way to store and retrieve information related to
video and voice over IP in enterprise directories. H.350 was
developed as a collaborative effort between ViDe and the Internet2
Middleware group and supports H.320, H.323, session initiation
protocol (SIP), and non-standard protocols for experimental
technologies.